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Dermatomyositis
A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his hair and rising from a seated position over
1) heliotrope rash ... and 3) Gottron's papules ... usually indicates myopathy ... HeliotropeRash #Gottrons #Papules ... #Clinical #Photo
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Myopathies - Dermatomyositis ... Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... Antisynthetase Syndrome ... #Comparison #Managment ... #algorithm #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Myositis Necrotizing myopathy ... Dermatomyositis ... can present with rash ... and Gottron's papules ... anti-synthetase syndrome
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
with heliotrope rash ... and Gottron's papules ... usually indicates myopathy ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Gottron's Papules in Dermatomyositis

Another classic clue is Gottron's papules which are small grouped flat topped papules
Gottron's Papules ... in Dermatomyositis ... #Rash #Dermatomyositis ... #Dermatology #Clinical ... #Photo #Hands #
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... (Gottron papules ... Antisynthetase syndrome ... paraneoplastic syndrome ... • If myopathy